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What does the 'Loft It' feature do?

1) Allows you to create a lofted surface by selecting two or more profiles
2) Allows you to loft between two or more open or closed profiles
3) Allows you to loft between two or more open or closed sketches
4) Allows you to loft between two or more curves

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The 'Loft It' feature in CAD software is designed to create complex surfaces or solids by transitioning smoothly between two or more open or closed profiles, sketches, or curves.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 'Loft It' feature is a tool commonly used in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software that allows designers to create complex surfaces or solids by lofting between two or more profiles. When you select the 'Loft It' feature, you can create a shape by specifying a series of cross sections, where the software creates a smooth transition between these cross sections.

This transition can be amongst several types of profiles such as open or closed sketches, or curves defined within the software. These sketches or curves define the contours that the lofted feature will follow, transitioning smoothly from one to the next, creating a single, seamless surface or solid.

In the options you've provided, the 'Loft It' feature corresponds most closely with option 2) and 3), as it allows you to loft between two or more open or closed profiles or sketches. Option 1) and 4) are also correct depending on the context and the software's terminology, as 'profiles' can be referred to as 'sketches', and these can be created using 'curves'.

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